diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
index ffaf34d5e8e..fdda375534a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,11 @@ bool ConsoleProcess::startTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &w
                                            const Utils::Environment &env)
 {
     const TerminalCommand term = terminalEmulator(settings);
-
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
+    // for 5.9 and below we cannot set the environment
+    return QProcess::startDetached(term.command, QtcProcess::splitArgs(term.openArgs),
+                                   workingDir);
+#else
     QProcess process;
     process.setProgram(term.command);
     process.setArguments(QtcProcess::splitArgs(term.openArgs));
@@ -444,6 +448,7 @@ bool ConsoleProcess::startTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &w
     process.setWorkingDirectory(workingDir);
 
     return process.startDetached();
+#endif
 }
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentwidget.cpp
index 89b0054f462..d392a670ca5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentwidget.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ EnvironmentWidget::EnvironmentWidget(QWidget *parent, QWidget *additionalDetails
     d->m_terminalButton = new QPushButton(this);
     d->m_terminalButton->setText(tr("Open &Terminal"));
     d->m_terminalButton->setToolTip(tr("Open a terminal with this environment set up."));
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
     buttonLayout->addWidget(d->m_terminalButton);
-
+#endif
     buttonLayout->addStretch();
 
     horizontalLayout->addLayout(buttonLayout);
@@ -231,10 +232,8 @@ EnvironmentWidget::EnvironmentWidget(QWidget *parent, QWidget *additionalDetails
             this, &EnvironmentWidget::batchEditEnvironmentButtonClicked);
     connect(d->m_environmentView->selectionModel(), &QItemSelectionModel::currentChanged,
             this, &EnvironmentWidget::environmentCurrentIndexChanged);
-
     connect(d->m_terminalButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
             this, &EnvironmentWidget::openTerminal);
-
     connect(d->m_detailsContainer, &Utils::DetailsWidget::linkActivated,
             this, &EnvironmentWidget::linkActivated);